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Grievance Procedures for Full-Time Faculty

Grievance Procedure Overview

The Rutgers AAUP-AFT assists faculty members in finding informal solutions to problems they face in the workplace. The staff of the union routinely meets with faculty members to discuss and explore ways to resolve issues of many kinds. If resolution is not achievable through informal efforts, faculty members are advised as to whether the issue(s) in question are cognizable through one of the two negotiated grievance procedures and/or whether other avenues are available.

If you have questions and/or need information in general about university practices, policies or rules, you can find assistance by contacting our office. We will attempt to answer any questions you may have.

Rutgers AAUP-AFT is only authorized to pursue grievances on behalf of its members under the collective bargaining agreement with Rutgers, the State University. It does not provide members with lawyers or legal advice for the pursuit of outside discrimination claims. State and federal laws provide individual avenues separate from the union-negotiated contract to pursue claims of violations of anti-discrimination laws. Consult this "FAQ's Concerning Discrimination and the Law" for information about your rights and obligations under state and federal laws.

Staff

The Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Working Conditions and Grievance Department has three staff members: B.J. Walker, Damon Fillman, and Wendy Asreen. The Chair of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT Litigation/Grievance Committee is appointed by the President.

You may contact the staff representatives for assistance either by telephone (732) 964-1000 or e-mail: B.J. Walker bjwalker AT rutgersaaup.org. Meetings are by appointment only.

Do not expect the words "non-renewable" to have conventional meanings at Rutgers. Classifying an appointment as “non-renewable” is a powerful tool for which there are no rules. No one tells the deans, this case is a legitimate use for making a temporary non-renewable appointment and that one is an abuse. No one asks, if she is “non-renewable,” why are you reappointing her?

This document is the media advisory sent out about the Rutgers One contract campaign solidarity action with the NTT faculty before the football game on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Student activist, Marios Athanasiou, is quoted: "If teachers are being treated this poorly, what kind of education do we think we’re getting?

Today, September 27, 2013, starting at 12:30 PM, Rutgers One activists are demonstrating in solidarity with non-tenure track (NTT) faculty in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Ave Campus in New Brunwick where the universitu's president, Robert Barchi, will address the University Senate at 1:10 PM.

This document is the Agreement (contract) from Wright State University, negotiated by the AAUP-WSU faculty union, for non-tenure track eligible faculty, ratified by union members on September 17, 2013, and signed by the WSU administration and the faculty union on September 20, 2013.

One last chance to gather names for the petition in support of non-tenure track faculty. I hope your name is there already, Colleague. But has your mother signed it yet? The person across the hall? Clerk at the cash register? Time to muster up. The petition–on paper, if you want, or electronic, as you prefer–is available.

Download this petition and gather signatures. Education your family, friends, students, and colleagues about the effort to improve working conditions for full-time faculty who work in jobs that are not tenure-eligible. Return the signed petition to the union office at 11 Stone Street in New Brunswick.

AAUP-AFT Media Advisory about the Rutgers Board of Governors (BOG) refusing to allow the chair of the NTT Bargaining Team, Ann Gordon, to address the members of the Board at its December 3, 2013 meeting.

Petitions were delivered to the Board of Governors and President Barchi on December 3, 2013 in the continuing effort to move the administration to settle the contract for NTT Faculty. See the text of the petition here.

Nearly everyone of the NTT faculty in the non-clinical titles will be affected in some way by the changes that the administration (at long last) agreed to last week. Read the Memorandum of Agreement. Attend meetings that the Rutgers AAUP-AFT will schedule and vote in January, when all members of the union will be asked to approve the settlement.

Your participation in the contract campaign is making a difference. This past Thursday the Barchi bargaining team came back with an economic proposal that was 0.5% over their initial offer (see details of the bargaining positions in this News post).

Last week's Reclaim Rutgers Day of Action was a huge success. We need to keep up the pressure on management until we get an acceptable contract offer, so it's time to "spook" Old Queens in honor of Halloween.

We believe it is a positive sign that this week our team is finally bargaining directly with Dr. Richard Edwards, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chancellor of the New Brunswick campus. We're encouraged by their move to have someone at the table with academic credentials and a much clearer understanding of what faculty and TAs-GAs actually do.

The "Short Form" policy document that guides the review process for reappointment and promotion to the rank of “Assistant Professor” for non-tenure track faculty, both Library and non-Library. Effective January 1, 2015.

The Rutgers AAUP-AFT provides these general guidelines based upon the University/AAUP-AFT Memorandum of Agreement regarding non-tenure track faculty. These guidelines are provided for general informational purposes and the information provided herein may not apply or be advisable in all circumstances.

This PDF contains Frequently Asked Questions about the full-time non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty's 2014 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which created new job titles and career pathways for faculty who work full time off the tenure track.

This PDF is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the procedures for promotion of non-library faculty who have a non-tenure-track appointment. These questions refer to procedures that are applicable to NTT faculty members at the rank of "Associate Professor" and above.

This document contains the sidebar agreement to develop an appropriate grievance procedure for NTT Faculty who are denied reappointment. A committee will be created upon ratification and develop the procedure before Commencent 2015.

An important survey about health insurance options has been sent to full-time faculty and TA-GAs at Rutgers as part of a project with other RU unions. Contact us, if you do not see the email with a link to the survey.

One of the first and most important things you can do to prepare for an evaluation is to understand the procedures related to promotion. Read carefully the Promotion Instructions and understand your responsibilities – they are clearly set forth in the Instructions.

In anticipation of questions and concerns related to these new reappointment and promotion procedures (and a period of adjustment as units put into place the structure for these new procedures), we’ve developed a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Non-Tenure Track Faculty.

State laws that established the nonmember representation fee may be declared unconstitutional. We continue our mobilizing activities to build our strength via strong membership numbers and active member engagement.

In response to threats to Dr. Puar, the Executive Council reaffirms that academic freedom protects all scholarly research and communication, including criticism of the actions and morality of any government or non-state actor. The Union offers advice, training, and legal protection to any faculty member facing similar attacks from within or outside Rutgers University.

On February 26, 2016, President David M Hughes sent the following message to our members who are full-time faculty and teaching assistants-graduate assistants. The Executive Council and President Barchi both independently reaffirm commitment to academic freedom.

This PDF is the best place to start in order to obtain an overview of the procedures for the evaluation of full-time, non-tenure track faculty for appointment, reappointment, and promotion. Below are the contents of this PDF.

The union reached an agreement with RU management to change a section of Ethics Armor that intrudes on faculty privacy and freedom. The next step is for the State Ethics Commission to approve the change.

President David M. Hughes sent out the following message to members, letting them know how we are working to resist the imposition of Microsoft Office 365 and to stop the administration's corporate-style overreach in terms of surveillance of faculty email.

Join the national day of action at rallies planned to start at 3pm on Wed, November 16--info on rallies scheduled for Voorhees Mall (College Ave Campus-New Brunswick) and Paul Robeson Campus Center (Rutgers-Newark)!

Ballots are sent via the regular USPS to the home address the union has on file. Follow instructions that come with your ballot materials. Return Ballot no later than 3pm on May 1, 2017 to Rutgers AAUP-AFT, 11 Stone Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Rutgers agrees to provide protections in step with the demand for sanctuary campus

Part-Time Lecturers Speak-Out for Dignity & Equity at Rutgers

As part-time lecturers, we teach many of the courses at Rutgers - why doesn't the university treat us with the dignity and respect that we deserve? The corporatization of higher education hurts all of us.